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Core i5-2500 vs Core i7-4790

Core i5-2500 vs Core i7-4790: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 1208 days newer than Core i5-2500.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790

  • Performs up to 6% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-2500 - 342 vs 322 FPS
  • Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 84 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

322

94.15204678362574%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

342

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€84.97

100%

FPS Winner

Intel i7-4790 Core Prozessor (3.6 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 84Watt)

Buy for 84.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 27 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

589

48.239148239148236%

Multi-Core

1695

44.00311526479751%

Intel Core i7-4790 Logo
Core i7-4790

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1221

100%

Multi-Core

3852

100%

Intel Core i5-2500

vs

Intel Core i7-4790

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
May 1st, 2014
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
95 WTDP
84 W
32 nmProcess Size
22 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600
NoOverclockableNo

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